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RiverLink leads Asheville water quality bus tour

ASHEVILLE - RiverLink will host a bus tour the afternoon of April 22 as part of the organization's 30 Years Celebration. The bus tour will showcase parks and public access along the French Broad River as well as watershed restoration projects such as Brownfield remediation, stormwater best management practices and stream restorations.

The tour will begin at the Asheville Chamber of Commerce, 34 Montford Ave., at 2:45 p.m. Reservations required. To sign up, visit riverlink.org, scroll down to "Next Events" and follow the links or email dave@riverlink.org. Only 13 spaces are available. Sites to be visited include Carrier Park, Karen Cragnolin Park, French Broad River Park and Greenway, Amboy Road River Access, Craven Street Stormwater Improvements at NBB, West Asheville Park Stream Restoration and Best Management Practices, and the Swannanoa River Restoration.

Throughout 2016, RiverLink is presenting monthly events showcasing aspects of the nonprofit's 30-year history and contributions to the Asheville and WNC area. "RiverLink's impact on the community is both varied and powerful," the organization said in a press release. "From greenway and park creation to cleaner water, economic development, cleaning 'dirty dirt' and much more, RiverLink has been on the cutting edge of the region's evolution for decades."